February 1998 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1998.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on February 1998: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1998?

Events

01 Feb 1998 Street Corner Symphony, closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 79 performances
02 Feb 1998 Daniel Baldwin hospitalized in NYC for cocaine overdose
03 Feb 1998 Britain issues a set of Princess Diana stamps
04 Feb 1998 An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000.
05 Feb 1998 Alberto Acciarito convicted of harassing his ex-wife Ingrid Rossellini
06 Feb 1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
07 Feb 1998 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan
08 Feb 1998 NHL stops season until February 24th to accommodate the Olympics.
09 Feb 1998 6th annual ESPY Awards
10 Feb 1998 Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery
11 Feb 1998 Lyrics to "Candle in the Wind 1997" auctioned for $442,500.
12 Feb 1998 Freak, opens at Cort Theater, New York City
14 Feb 1998 An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaounde, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil drops a lit cigarette, creating a massive explosion which kills 120.
15 Feb 1998 Daytona 500 race
16 Feb 1998 Tellabs Inc acquires Coherent Communications Systems for $670 million.
17 Feb 1998 Diane Zamora, 20, Naval Academy cadet convicted of capital murder
18 Feb 1998 Robert Merrill, songwriter ("Funny Girl"), commits suicide at age 76.
19 Feb 1998 Soyuz TM-26 lands
20 Feb 1998 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan lands in Baghdad, for peace negotiations
21 Feb 1998 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
22 Feb 1998 King & I, closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 781 performances
23 Feb 1998 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charleston SC on WAVF 96.1 FM
24 Feb 1998 Elton John knighted
25 Feb 1998 40th Grammy Awards
26 Feb 1998 Total solar eclipse in Venezuela-Pacific Ocean (4 minutes 9 seconds).
27 Feb 1998 14th Soap Opera Digest Awards
28 Feb 1998 View From the Bridge, closes at Criterion Theater, New York City

Famous Birthday

Marina Kaye
Pop Singer.
Edward Moore Kennedy III
Felix Gall
Flynn Busson
American noted family, the son of super model Elle MacPherson, named after his dad.
Edward Kennedy
American noted family, the son of Edward Kennedy, Jr.
Michaela Sliney
American child of noted parent, fencer Molly Sliney and her husband Keith.
Alex Centa
YouTube Star.
Paul
Vine Star.
Matti Baybee
Rapper.
Addison Moffett
Dancer.
Casey Swanson
YouTube Star.
Aaron Olivo
YouTube Star.
Michael Ofili
Vine Star.
Andrew Constancio
YouTube Star.
Levi Mitchell
Pop Singer.
Jack Reid
Family Member.
Mike Hammontree
Vine Star.
Chwe Hansol
Rapper.
Edwin Burgos
YouNow Star.
Maddy Crouch
Vine Star.
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Famous Deaths

Haroun Tazieff
French vulcanologist and geologist (Born 1914).
Carl Wilson
American musician, one of the three brothers who formed "The Beach Boys" along with their cousin Mike Love and pal, Al Jardine.
Enoch Powell
British politician, conservative m.p.
Nazim al-Kudsi
Syrian Prime Minister (1949, 1950-51)/President (1961-63), dies.
Fat Pat
American rapper (Screwed Up Click) (Born 1970).
Jose Marroquin Leal (better known as Pipo)
Mexican actor and performer (Born 1933).
Halldor Laxness
Icelandic author, Nobel laureate (Born 1902).
Hugh Gardner Ackley
American economist (Born1915).
Ernst Junger
German author (Born 1895).
Celestine Tate Harrington
a quadriplegic street musician and writer.
Shirley Ardell Mason
American psychiatric patient (AKA Sybil Isabell Dorsett in Sybil (book) (Born 1923).
Falco
Austrian pop and rock musician and rapper.
Louie Spicolli
American professional wrestler (Born 1971).
Clara Fraser
American activist co-founded Radical Women (d. 1998).
Robbie James
Welsh footballer and manager (d. 1998).
Georgios Mylonas
Greek politician 11th Greek Minister of Culture (d. 1998).
Abraham Ribicoff
American lawyer and politician 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 1998).
Bob Merrill
American composer and screenwriter (d. 1998).
Halldor Laxness
Icelandic author, Nobel laureate (Born 1902).
Arkady Shevchenko
Soviet diplomat (Born 1930).
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